Monday, March 28, 2011

Star Wars Deleted Scene

Okay-- This isn't really a deleted scene. It's an added scene. I drew this several years back and had mostly forgotten about it, until a friend reminded me. The original was only linework. I've added color to make it more blog-worthy...

I was brought here for the super antics, but this scene is really gross. Is it really all that funny that a woman was apparently chained to a wall for three days against her will? The answer to that is no. No, it's really, incredibly rapey.

I'm never happy to I offend someone. Solo and Chewy are definitely being jerks.

To me, the joke's more about how friends like to extend other friend's embarrassment. I assume you it was drawn with more innocence than you're applying to it. Her body pose is one more of irritation than vulnerability.

It's not impossible that a good joke might be told along those lines, but them chaining her up for three days is way too harsh & downright creepy. When friends behave like this, they are not your friends.

Leia's attitude does indeed diminish the severity somewhat. Remove the chain & alter the text, and what we're left with is actually a very powerful image. Meanwhile, similar cartoons make a big show of their object's humiliation before the audience.